Metallic tie and fastener.



R. J. DOHERTY. METALLIC TIE AND FASTBNER. APPLICATION rILnn n.9, 1914.

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hurrah s'rarns PATENT onerous ROGER JOSEPH DOI-IERTY, 0F TARENTUM, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF TO HARRY J'. DEGGIN, 0F TARENTUM, PENNSYLVANIA.

METALLIC TIE AND FASTENEB.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 1, 1914.

Application filed February 9, 1914. Serial No. 817,424.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Room: J osnrH DoHnn'rY, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Tarentum, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania have invented a new and useful Improvement in Metallic Ties and Fasteners; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to railroad ties and fasteners and particularly to ties and fasteners of the metallic type wherein spikes are dispensed with and the railroad rails clamped onto the ties in some other suitable manner.

The object of my invention is to provide a cheap, simple and efficient form of railroad tie and fastener which can be formed from standard material by one operation and which will be light and durable and so designed as to permit of the railroad rail being fastened quickly and securely thereto.

Another. object of my invention is to provide a railroad tie which will be so formed as to prevent any end movement of the same so that there will be little danger of the rails thereon getting out of alinement.

Still another object of my invention is to provide a light metallic railroad tie which will have just sufficient bearing surface on the top of the same for supporting the rail thereon while beneath the rails the tie will be provided with a broad bearing surface in order to prevent the weight of the trafiic from pressing the same into the sand or soil of the road bed.

My invention consists, generally stated, in the novel arrangement, construction and combination of parts as hereinafter more specifically set forth and described and partucularly pointed out in the claims.

To enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to manufacture, construct and use my improved railroad tie and fastener I will describe the same more fully referring to the accompanying draw-- ing in which Figure 1 is a top plan view of a portion of the track construction showing my invention. Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view of the same on the lines 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the fastener employed. Fig. 4 is an end view of the same. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the bottom or foundation plate. Fig. 6 is an end view of the same.

Fig. 7 is a plan view of another form of fastener showing the fish plate formed intogral therewith for use at the joints of the railroad rails. Fig. 8 is an end view of the same.

Like symbols of reference herein indicate like parts in each of the figures of the drawing.

As illustrated in the drawing my improved railroad tie and fastener are designed for the purpose of eliminating the use of wooden ties and spikes and the tie 1 is formed of metal I-beams or other shapes of substantially the same form and is of the usual length now employed. The tie 1 has four lips struck up from its upper flange 1 at each end of the tie where the railroad rail a is adapted to lie and the lips 2 are in a position between said rails while the lips 3 are on the outside of the same. These lips 2 and 3 are out and bent to their proper positions by one operation and the inner lips 2 are adapted to conform the angle of the flange b of the rail or so that said rail is snugly secured thereby while the outer lips 3 are adapted to receive a clamping plate l. This clamping plate l is rolled or pressed from any suitable tough metal such as steel and consists of a flat portion 5 having inwardly tapering corners 6 on its inner side which terminate in an inclined portion 7 and this inclined portion is adapted to rest along the flange Z) of the rail a and the outer edge of said rail fits securely against the shoulder 8 on said clamping plate. The outer lips 3 fit securely upon the upper face of the plate 4 and ordinary bolts are adapted to be passed through holes 9 in said plate and through holes 10 in the upper flange of said tie in order to secure the parts in position.

At a position immediately below the point where the rail or crosses the tie 1 is a bearing plate 11 which is secured to said tie by being passed into struck up lips 12 in the lower flange 13 of the tie 1 and this plate is an ordinary square flat piece of metal having rounded corners 14 for permitting it to be readily passed between said lips and the said lower flange. At the cxtreme outer ends of the tie 1 the lower flange 13 is cut on each side of the web 15 and substantially parallel therewith in order to form downwardly extending portions 16 which will be pressed into the ballast or road bed of the railroad in order to prevent any longitudinal movement of the tie and thus prevent the rails from getting out of their true alinement.

Figs. 7 and 8 show a modified form of clamping plate 17 for use at the joints of the rails. In this form a fish plate 18 is formed integral with the clamping plate 17 to provide means for hearing against the web 0 of the rails a for securing the same together at their joints. The flat portion 5, tapering corners 6 and inclined portion 7 are the same as such parts in the clamping plate 4: and the integrally formed fish plate 18 is provided with the usual holes 19 for receiving bolts 20 to secure the two abutting rails together.

It will readily be seen that my improved metal tie and fastener can be manufactured very cheaply as the number of operations required for placing them in a finished con dition ready for use will be very few and such operations can be performed very cheaply on account of the simplicity of the same. It will further be seen that my improved railroad tie will in itself act as a gage for the rails and no gaging will be necessary in order to get the rails the required distance apart. It will also be evident that my improved metallic tie and fastener may be substituted for the usual wooden tie and spikes and that the railroad rail will be securely held upon the same by the action of the clamping plate. It will be further apparent that with the use of my improved tie and fastener the rails can be readily removed therefrom as the distance between the inner ends of the struck up lips 2 and 8 will be slightly greater than the width of the flange b so that said rail can be removed or renewed without disturbing the tie.

Various modifications and changes in the design of my improved metallic railroad tie and fastener may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is 1. A rail tie and fastener comprising an I-shaped member having lips pressed up from the upper flange of the same for securing one side of the rail flange, lips pressed up from said upper flange for holding a clamping plate which rests upon and secures the other side of said rail flange, and means passing through said clamping plate and upper flange for securing said plate in position.

2. A rail tie and fastener comprising an I-shaped member having lips pressed up from the upper flange of the same for securing one side of the rail flange, lips pressed up from said upper flange for holding a clamping plate which rests upon and secures the other side of said rail flange, and bolts passing through said clamping plate and upper flange for securing said plate in position.

3. A rail tie and fastener comprising an I-shaped member having lips pressed up from the upper flange of the same for securing one side of the rail flange, lips pressed up from said upper flange for holding a clamping plate which rests upon and secures the other side of said rail flange, bolts passing through said clamping plate and upper flange for securing said plate in position, and means formed integral with said clamping plate for being secured to the web of the rail.

4. A rail tie and fastener comprising an I-shaped member having lips pressed up from the upper flange of the same for securing one side of the rail flange, lips pressed up from said upper flange for holding a clamping plate which rests upon and secures the other side of said rail flange, bolts passing through said clamping plate and upper flange for securing said plate in position, and a fish plate formed integral with said. clamping plate for being secured to the web of the rail.

A rail tie and fastener comprising an I-shaped member having lips pressed up from the upper flange of the same for securing one side of the rail flange, lips pressed up from said upper flange for holding a clamping plate which rests upon and secures the other side of said rail flange, means passing through said clamping plate and up: per flange for securing said plate in position, and lips pressed out from the lower flange of said member for receiving aplate to increase the bearing surface of said tie.

6. A rail tie and fastener comprising an I-shaped member having lips pressed up from the upper flange of the same for securing one side of the rail flange, lips pressed up from said upper flange for holding a clamping plate which rests upon and secures the other side of said rail flange, bolts passing through said clamping plate and upper flange for securing said plate in po sition, and'lips pressed out from the lower flange of said member for receiving a plate to increase the bearing surface of said tie.

7. A rail tie and fastener comprising an I-shaped member having lips pressed up from the upper flange of the same for securing one side of the rail flange, lips pressed up from said upper flange for holding a clamping plate which rests upon and secures the other side of said rail flange, bolts passing through said clamping plate and upper flange for securing said plate in position, means formed integral with said clamping plate for being secured to the web of the rail, and lips pressed out from the lower flange of said member for receiving a plate to increase the bearing surface of said tie.

8. A rail tie and fastener comprising an I-shaped member having lips pressed up from the upper flange of the same for securing one side of the rail flange, lips pressed up from said upper flange for holding a clamping plate Which rests upon and secures the other side of said rail flange, bolts passing through said clamping plate and upper flange for securing said plate in position, a fish plate formed integral with said i clamping plate for being secured to the Web of the rail, and lips pressed out from the 15 lower flange of said member for receiving a plate to increase the bearing surface of said tie.

In testimony whereof, I the said ROGER JOSEPH DOIIERTY have hereunto set my 20 hand.

ROGER JOSEPH DOHERTY.

Witnesses T. B. HUMPHRIES, J. N. Coons.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner 01' Patents.

Washington, D. G." 

